A typical clickbait title. No, dolphins are not helping us hunt for aliens. Rather, researchers are putting forth the idea that dolphin intelligence might be a

A typical clickbait title. No, dolphins are not helping us hunt for aliens. Rather, researchers are putting forth the idea that dolphin intelligence might be a good model as they search for other intelligences in the universe. As an aside, John Lilly is described as a neuroscientist who in 1961 was best known as trying to talk to dolphins (George C. Scott's character in Day of the Dolphin was based on him). He went on, however, to be equally well-known for his experimentation with LSD (which inspired a second Hollywood movie, Altered States). Lilly also developed the first sensory deprivation tank. You would think that Lilly would appear on Wikipedia's listing of Caltech notable alumni, but he does not.